The Nightwatchman - Midnight In The City Of Destruction Chords

Riff: Abm
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Intro: Abm

           Abm
There's an old shed at the end of an overgrown driveway

And years ago that shed collapsed and fell
        C#m
Years before that there's a withered dog chained up there
  Abm
I saved him maybe he saved me as well
         Eb5                          C#5
Now he's gone and I think I've come undone
     Abm             C#m        Abm
It's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus:
Abm
La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la
C#m
La la la la la la la la
Abm      C#m         Abm
La la la la la la la la

        Abm
There's music in the air and suites abandoned

They're singing 'cross farm in the evening breeze
            C#m
But there's someone in the rows who's unwanted
    Abm
And now they cut the faithful from the trees
        Eb5                       C#5
And the bulldozers move in one by one
         Abm             C#m        Abm
And it's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus

          Abm
I lost my guitar my home my hope and my good fortune

I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend
            C#m
I pray that God myself will come and drown the president
C#m    
If the levees break again
          Eb5                                    C#5
Now we're standing at the crossroads waitin' for instruction
         Abm             C#m        Abm
And it's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus

          Abm
There's a secret prison somewhere south of 60

And in that secret prison there is a secret cell
        C#m
And the prisoners bound and burned, blinded and beaten
           Abm
Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well
             Eb5                                C#5
Turn out the lights cause for one night that's enough son
     Abm             C#m        Abm
It's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus




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Tuned Half Step Down
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Riff: Am
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Intro: Am

           Am
There's an old shed at the end of an overgrown driveway

And years ago that shed collapsed and fell
        Dm
Years before that there's a withered dog chained up there
  Am
I saved him maybe he saved me as well
         E5                            D5
Now he's gone and I think I've come undone
     Am              Dm         Am
It's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus:
Am
La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la
Dm
La la la la la la la la
Am       Dm          Am
La la la la la la la la

        Am
There's music in the air and suites abandoned

They're singing 'cross farm in the evening breeze
            Dm
But there's someone in the rows who's unwanted
    Am
And now they cut the faithful from the trees
        E5                        D5
And the bulldozers move in one by one
         Am              Dm         Am
And it's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus

          Am
I lost my guitar my home my hope and my good fortune

I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend
            Dm
I pray that God myself will come and drown the president
Dm    
If the levees break again
          E5                                     D5
Now we're standing at the crossroads waitin' for instruction
         Am              Dm         Am
And it's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus

          Am
There's a secret prison somewhere south of 60

And in that secret prison there is a secret cell
        Dm
And the prisoners bound and burned, blinded and beaten
           Am
Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well
             E5                                 D5
Turn out the lights cause for one night that's enough son
     Am              Dm         Am
It's midnight in the city of destruction

Chorus